This biographical data was taken from the Federal Judicial Center [link] on Sep 27, 2017:

Born November 17, 1888, in Crescent City, CADied January 17, 1973

Federal Judicial Service: Associate Justice, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia (now U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit)Nominated by Franklin D. Roosevelt on August 20, 1937, to a seat vacated by Josiah A. Van Orsdel. Confirmed by the Senate on August 21, 1937, and received commission on August 23, 1937. Service terminated on September 30, 1945, due to resignation.

Other Federal Judicial Service:Member, U.S. Board of Tax Appeals, 1937

Private practice, Hanford, Fresno, and San Francisco, California, 1914-1921 District attorney, Kings County, California, 1915-1918 Attorney and executive officer, California State Commission on Immigration and Housing, 1919-1921 Professor of law, University of Oregon, 1921-1923 Professor of law, University of Minnesota, 1923-1926 Professor of law, University of California, 1926-1927 Professor and dean, University of Southern California Law School, 1927-1930 Dean, Duke University School of Law, 1930-1935 Special assistant to the Attorney General of the United States, 1934-1936 President, Association of Broadcasters, 1945-1951 Chairman of the board and general counsel, National Association of Radio and Television Broadcasters, 1951- Chairman, U.S. Salary Stabilization Board, 1951-1952